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Murder at the Campfire Cookout (A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
7th in Series
Setting – Michigan
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2026
Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
Mass Market Paperback
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496747429
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496747426
Kindle
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496747433
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FV59763T
Audiobook
ASIN B0FY3TRYTS
Audio CD
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8228800977
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0G8CV4JNM

When Lindsey Bakewell leaves behind her lighthouse bakeshop, her boyfriend, Rory, and her Newfoundland dog, Wellington, for a glamping trip with her mother in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the bears leave them alone—but a killer doesn’t. . .

Converting the old Beacon Point lighthouse into a bakery is as adventurous as Lindsey cares to get. Her mother, Ellie, a former 80s fashion model, likes her creature comforts even more—until she sees a business opportunity for her Beacon Harbor fashion boutique when she’s invited by the Mitten Kittens Glamping Club on a woodsy getaway.

Far from roughing it, the ladies will be warm and cozy in chic vintage campers. Ellie insists Lindsey come along to win the campfire cookout contest. Campfire cooking has come a long way from bacon and beans. Soon Lindsey is making pizza, berry cobbler, and gooey Carmelita camping bars.

But the festive spirit is soon dampened when a body is found in Ellie’s camper. It seems like an accidental death until everyone’s tires are slashed and it’s clear the glampsite has become a crime scene. With no cell service to call for help, it’s up to Lindsey to smoke out the killer around the campfire . . .

Because no one is out of the woods yet.

Dollycas’s Thoughts

Hold on to your hats! Lindsey, her friends Kennedy and Colleen, her mom Ellie, and Ellie’s friend Betty are convinced to go glamping with the Mitten Kittens Glamping Club. The campground is way off the grid, but the vintage campers have all been upgraded, so maybe the adventure won’t be too bad. Ellie has wrangled Lindsey into entering the campfire cookout contest. With a little practice, Rory teaches her how to cook over the fire. But how will she stack up against the other contestants?

Food is all but forgotten when one of the campers is found dead in Ellie’s assigned camper. It appears to be an accidental death, but without cell service, there is no way to alert the authorities unless someone drives to the closest town to file a report. Then tires are slashed on all the vehicles. That death was no accident. Everyone quickly realizes they are stranded in the woods with a killer. While everyone is trying to find a way to get away from the campground, Lindsey tries to cook up a plan to reveal the killer before anyone else gets burned.

Ms. Hannah serves up quite a closed-room/campground mystery in this 7th Beacon Bakeshop Mystery. I had thought sometime in the future, Lindsey’s boyfriend, Rory, would get her out camping to share his love of the great outdoors. You could have knocked me over with a feather when Ellie convinced Lindsey, Kennedy, Colleen, and Betty to go on a glamping weekend, all to help her create clothes for those special women who camp or glamp. Granted, there was plenty of complaining. These characters stepped out of their comfort zones, and it was very interesting to see them away from the bakery, especially because Lindsey didn’t just leave Rory at home but Welly, her Newfoundland dog, too.

Knowing our campers had nothing to do with murder, there is a small number of suspects. Aside from some of them shopping at Ellie & Co., the ladies from Beacon Harbor don’t know much about their hosts from the Mitten Kittens Glamping Club. While trying to get them to open up, a few ways were tried to get help, but all failed. I felt their pain and fear.

The writing pulled me right in with each twist and turn. A special visit added intrigue, plus shook up the guys back home. While Ms. Hannah skillfully placed moments of humor, the suspense level hit a high pitch when an unexpected fact came to light. To say the pages flew was an understatement. One part was heartbreaking.

Before the story begins, Ms. Hannah places an Acknowledgement telling readers that Murder at the Campfire Cookout is the final book in the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery Series. After my heart skipped a beat, I continued reading. This series is ending, but the characters I have come to love will be back in a spinoff, still set in Beacon Harbor. While she doesn’t give many details, the final pages of the story hint at changes ahead for Lindsey. That time in the woods made her think about her future. I can’t wait to see what Darci Hannah has planned for these wonderful characters. I hope to tag along with them for many more adventures and mysteries.

If you have not read this very entertaining series, or you need to catch up, now is the perfect time, so you will be ready when the spinoff launches.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Kensington Cozies and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.

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About the Author

Cozy mystery author, Darci Hannah, is a native of the Midwest and currently lives in a small town in Michigan. Darci is a lifelong lover of the Great Lakes, a natural wonder that inspires many of her stories. When Darci isn’t baking for family and friends, hiking with her furry pals, Ripley and Finn, or concocting her next cozy mystery, she can be found wandering around picturesque lakeside villages with her hubby, sampling baked goods, and breaking for coffee more often than she should.

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